Italy’s Law Cracks Down on Fake Hotel and Restaurant Reviews
Italy is taking strong steps to protect its tourism industry by targeting fake hotel and restaurant reviews with new laws.
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Jeff Bezos chooses Turkish-owned hotel for Venice wedding
Jeff Bezos, the world’s second-richest man, with a net worth of $217 billion, is set to marry Lauren Sanchez in Venice this June.
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Luxury hotels spearhead Italy’s booming hotel transaction market
Luxury hotels represented 45% of Italy’s hotel investment volume in 2025, with major growth in secondary locations and resorts.
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Forget Hotel Buyouts. The Real Flex Is Booking an Entire Town for Your Event
In Sicily, the small village of Castelmola has inspired well-heeled ballers from around the world to buy them out for ultra-exclusive events.
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Think Your Hotel Stay Was Awful? Italy Wants Proof Before You Complain
If you think your hotel stay in Italy was awful, you’re going to need proof to say so. A proposed law in Italy is setting out to change how reviews work by requiring guests to verify their stay with ID and proof of visit before they can leave…
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Core investors returning to Italian hotel market
Over the last couple of years value-add investors have dominated the Italian hotel market with buyers flocking to buy tired, run-down or unbranded hotels before invariably renovating and repositioning them upmarket…
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